prolisso

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin prōlixus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈlis.so/
  • Rhymes: -isso
  • Hyphenation: pro‧lìs‧so

Adjective

prolisso (feminine prolissa, masculine plural prolissi, feminine plural prolisse)

  1. verbose, prolix
    Synonym: (literary, rare) nimio

Derived terms

Further reading

  • prolisso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana